Manufacturing
Toronto, On
Salary $75,000-$85,000, plus benefits, vacation and bonus
Our Canadian industrial manufacturing client is a well established and stable organization with a strong team dynamic. They’re seeking an organized and motivated Senior Planner/ Buyer to join their team. This role leads the production planning and purchasing functions and coordinates the raw materials for JIT production. The ideal candidate has experience working in a manufacturing environment and has excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
The Role:
- Planning & Scheduling of materials along with purchasing of inventory items.
- Provide product availability commitments.
- Supplier negotiation to achieve lowest total cost.
- Accountable for the accuracy and impact of planning decisions.
- Liaison between other departments to coordinate product issues that need resolution.
- Work with new product teams to develop effective product launch plans.
- Effectively manage product with a shelf life to minimize obsolescence from expired product.
- Provide planning / schedule commitments and performance reporting.
- Develop, implement and monitor Planning/Purchasing metrics.
- Responsible for the effective and efficient production planning and purchasing activities including MRP planning parameters maintenances.
- Initiate work orders and follow up to ensure conformance to schedule for finished good and outside processing operations.
The Ideal Candidate
- Post-Secondary education in Engineering, Business, Operations or Supply Chain Management is preferred
- SCMP or APICS designation considered an asset
- 5+ years of procurement experience with preference given to those with an industrial manufacturing background
- Excellent Spreadsheet skills and proficient use of Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and ERP systems experience required. Understanding of MRP techniques, principles and concepts required.
- Excellent communication skills required with the ability to communicate appropriately with all levels of the organization.
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JobID 16543989